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        <title><![CDATA[tweak hits is good]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[tweak hits here you will find about window tweaks and much more]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[hammad1238]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:49:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[window speed tweaks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[tweakhits here you will find additional information about window speed tweaks]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:42:13 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[tweakhit]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[tweakhits]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:40:50 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[its working but]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[its working but tweakhits.blogspot.com here you will find more interesting tips tweaks]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:57:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thank you for your suggestion..., however...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-334578-3344893]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[IMHO almost all of the TechRepublic articles should be available in .pdf format.But, everyone is entitled to their own opinions..Maybe, the TechRepublic folks would like to comment on the appropriateness of the inclusion of a .pdf format version for each article published.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:20:50 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[inviting disaster...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[See my comment above regarding inviting disaster.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:32:57 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Registry hack tricks Windows XP SP2 into thinking it???s running SP3]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I applied the above 'hack' to trick my computer into thinking it had SP3 installed, installed the appropiate MS updates for SP3 and now I suffer from &quot;Insufficient system resources exist to complete requested service.&quot;  I restored my registry as it was before, uninstalled the updates for SP3, rebooted my computer, and now I'm a happier camper knowing you shouldn't fix something that isn't broken..]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[reindrop@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:41:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Create your own...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are numerous programs that allow you to create your own PDFs. They install as a printer driver and you just select that as the printer.  One example is PDFCreator, available free at SourceForge.http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Full Tao-er]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:53:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[cannot apply sp3 updates manually to sp2]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have a dual boot system, C drive was XP home edition upgraded to XP pro after a lot of trouble.This drive would not accept the sp2 to sp3 upgrade.D drive is XP pro clean install, it has sp3. For the last 2 years I have been downloading the necessary security updates manually ( I am on dialup so it's quicker to do this once only for both drives) and very rarely (2 or 3 times)were there separate sp2 and sp3 updates.This month I found that the updates could not be applied to my C drive.I have now carried out the registry mod and out of the 10 August patches it was possible to install 9 of them onto my C drive without any problem or adverse effect.The one exception was KB2183461 which is an IE7 update for XP sp3, it got 1/2 way through and then a problem occured.I would not be surprised if a bsod occurs on C drive sooner or later and I have 3 backup copies of both drives ready as always.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:57:20 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oops, never mind edit.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I see now that you moved your post. You can edit the post in the wrong location, like I just did.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:03:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is there a .pdf for this article....???]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Looks useful and I would like to add the .pdf to my catalog of TechRepublic goodies....Thank you in advance...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[J-R-Doe]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:42:56 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I agree TOTALLY!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MS is criminal in so many respects of their &quot;slap on the wrist&quot; judgments by the EU in the past. The EU, USA and the world cannot figure out how to prosecute because they ALL use Windows OS which would preclude them for further prosecution for fear of total BSD issues moving forward. Why do we ALL still have to succumb to MS Updates every second Tuesday of every month based upon known &quot;vulnerabilities&quot;, and, perpetuating the loser-hackers to circumvent these broadcasted &quot;patches&quot; even before they're released? Reminds me of the &quot;built-in obsolescence&quot; days of GM. Of course, the US and the EU will do NOTHING to combat these issues. Never have, never will.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:46:42 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Inviting disaster (reposting in proper place)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you do this, the first patch that comes along which is significantly incompatible with anything but SP3 will trash your system and you will be starting from scratch.At least then maybe you can start with a slipstreamed SP3 boot disk and have a pristine new SP3 system.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:00:06 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Inviting disaster]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you do this, the first patch that comes along which is significantly incompatible with anything but SP3 will trash your system and you will be starting from scratch.At least then maybe you can start with a  slipstreamed SP3 boot disk and have a pristine new SP3 system.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:57:30 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[THANKS!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I had an SP1 machine that SP2 wouldn't install completely. I couldn't install SP3 because that wouldn't install until SP2 was installed. (This old clunker laptop doesn't have enough speed/memory for Vista, let alone W7, so there's no more upgrade to it.)This registry hack allowed me to trick Windows into believing it had SP2, then SP3 installed successfully. Thanks for helping me resolve an issue I've had for years!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[oldbaritone]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:55:50 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Updates and SP2 for Windows]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I am still having trouble getting security updates to CP/M. Who is responsible for providing these updates and for how long?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[radar_z]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:42:30 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bad Plan-Registry hack tricks Windows XP SP2 into thinking it's running SP3]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Most people that have trouble installing SP-3 in my experience, have manually fiddled with the system, used registry cleaners or other assorted home remedies. Using this hack will likely exacerbate the situation.  In my opinion, if you can't get SP-3 to run or blue screen problems occur, a reinstall of XP is the best solution.  Then bring it up to SP-3 and fully patch it.  That way, you are fixing the problem, not applying a band-aid fix that could come back and haunt you later.  You will then have updates until 2014 as well.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ibmtech]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:50:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oh! I wonder,]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I wonder how many more problems have occurred because updates were not applied. On the 5 to 8 computers that I work on weekly, most would have not required the work if those security updates had been applied.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[charleswdavis6670]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:28 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Interesting...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I expected to get creamed.As to your issue, I would be curious how much testing has been done to determine exactly what in an SP (3) is breaking your applications?I ask, since the collective SP, is a roll up of all the smaller fixes Typically).Additionally, with the ability to run a VM, I would expect if a company has a very specific SP2 need, that from a security standpoint, the company would isolate it, possibly even in a VM, in order to move the company forward and still support this specific need.There are so many ways to work around this, and still maintain security and stability of the larger network.My thoughts anyways...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[QAonCall]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:20:24 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shoudn't you be able to just download the required updates...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[...and install them manually? Or is this being blocked as well?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Maverick Phantom Wanderer (formerly Macoza, Nodice, KP, etc.)]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:16:17 -0700</pubDate>
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